"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Madigan tries to block Burge pension

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:39 PM PST

Former police commander was convicted of lying about the torture of suspects

Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued today to block disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge from collecting a pension of more than $3,000 a month. Madigan's lawsuit contends the police pension board's decision violated state law that bars a police officer convicted of a job-related felony from receiving a pension.

Obama a business booster in Chamber speech

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:09 PM PST

President Obama seeks fresh start with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with whom he has had a prickly relationship.

WASHINGTON — President Obama pledged Monday that his administration would be a strong partner with business in working to boost the American economy, and called for an equal effort to restore a fading sense of the American dream.

Patriot Act extension runs into conservative opposition

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:43 PM PST

'Tea party' adherents in the House, like civil libertarians, chafe at parts of the anti-terrorism law that reach into people's privacy.

A House GOP push to permanently extend expiring provisions of the Patriot Act is running into opposition from conservative and "tea party"-inspired lawmakers wary of the law's reach into private affairs.

Couple to pay $1.8M for operating illegal dump

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 03:24 PM PST

A Cook County judge has ordered an Orland Park couple to pay $1.8 million in penalties for operating an illegal dump of construction debris near south suburban Lynwood, according to the Illinois Attorney General's office.

Kmart, 6 others in Illinois warn of mass layoffs

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:50 PM PST

Groupon to tweak commercials

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST

After negative feedback during the Super Bowl, Groupon's CEO said the company is reworking its commercials to draw attention to the philanthropic causes they were intended to support.

Ford recalls 2011 Explorers over seat issue

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 01:24 PM PST

Jesse White endorses Rahm Emanuel for Chicago mayor

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST

Worker paralyzed, then deported

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST

Hospital's decision to send quadriplegic man back to Mexico angers those in Chicago who cared for him

Advocate Christ Medical Center cared for a young Mexican laborer who fell from a roof and lost the ability to breathe or move his body. But Quelino Ojeda Jimenez was in the U.S. illegally, and he was taken from the Oak Lawn hospital, loaded on an air ambulance and flown back to Mexico.

Deacon sentenced for stealing from West Chicago parish

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:45 AM PST

A Roman Catholic deacon who served as the business manager for a parish in West Chicago was sentenced today to six years in prison for stealing more than $317,000 from church coffers.

Madigan tries to block Burge pension

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:54 AM PST

Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued today to block disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge from collecting a pension of more than $3,000 a month. Madigan's lawsuit contends the police pension board's decision violated state law that bars a police officer convicted of a job-related felony from receiving a pension.

Federal report: Future water shortages in Great Lakes

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:47 AM PST

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal report says the Great Lakes region could experience water shortages in some locations because of climate shifts or surging demand, despite being the world's largest freshwater system.

Ind. lawmakers push for gay marriage amendment

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST

Republican lawmakers in Indiana have resumed their push for a constitutional amendment that would shore up an existing state law banning gay marriage.

Obama urges overhaul of 'burdensome' tax code

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:41 AM PST

Suburban cop ticketed for causing accident

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 08:07 AM PST

An on-duty northwest suburban police officer has been ticketed for causing an accident, the McHenry County sheriff's office said today.

Packers' title a true team effort

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 09:20 AM PST

David Haugh: The Lombardi Trophy will return to Green Bay after resourceful quarterback Aaron Rodgers and a resilient defense took turns carrying the Packers in an entertaining 31-25 victory.

Groupon ad discounts taste, sensitivity

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:10 PM PST

Phil Rosenthal: Sensitivity, empathy and taste? They're at least half-off at Groupon. The Chicago-based Internet business that offers a variety of discount deals cheapened itself with a Super Bowl ad Sunday.

CSO's Riccardo Muti to undergo surgery today

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:01 AM PST

By Mark Caro and John von Rhein

Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti will undergo surgery today to repair what the CSO describes as "multiple facial and jaw fractures" suffered during a fall from the podium last week.

Arctic freeze most of week

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST

The Chicago area will take yet another winter hit as arctic air moves in this afternoon, bringing dangerously low temperatures and subzero wind chills for about three days.

The Fast Fix: Return of the Bush family? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 05:21 AM PST

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